Compliance · Severance
Per-employee severance documents with exact figures
People Plan calculates each employee's severance entitlement based on your policy and generates individual, addressed documents with exact figures and all required statutory language — ready for attorney review before distribution.
Calculation policy types
Four ways to structure severance. One configuration.
Simple formula
Weeks of severance per year of service, with a configurable minimum and maximum cap.
e.g. 2 weeks per year, minimum 4 weeks, maximum 26 weeks
Tenure brackets
A lookup table assigning fixed severance amounts based on length of service ranges.
e.g. 0–24 months = 4 weeks, 24–60 months = 8 weeks, 60+ months = 16 weeks
Role-based
Job title pattern matching with wildcard support. Different roles receive different formulas or salary multiples.
e.g. Directors receive 1× monthly salary per year; individual contributors receive the standard formula
Hybrid
A base formula (simple or bracket) with a multiplier applied on top, supporting more nuanced severance structures.
e.g. standard tenure-bracket amount × 1.5× for employees with a non-solicitation obligation
How People Plan handles it
Exact figures. Every employee. Ready for counsel.
Policy configuration, applied automatically
You define a severance policy once — using any of the four calculation types — and the platform applies it to every selected employee automatically. The result for each employee is an exact figure, not a range or estimate.
All components calculated per employee
Each document includes base severance, COBRA continuation cost where applicable, PTO payout based on accrued balance, and WARN pay if a WARN Act violation has been identified. Every figure is employee-specific.
All required statutory language included
For employees aged 40 or over, severance documents include all ADEA and OWBPA waiver language — consideration requirements, revocation rights, and the mandatory disclosures. The documents also include calculated signature deadlines specific to each employee.
Built for attorney review, not a replacement for it
Every document includes a disclosure that it is designed for legal review before distribution. The platform tracks an attorney-reviewed status per scenario. Outside counsel can access documents directly via a token link, add comments, suggest revisions to individual documents, and submit a formal review decision — without requiring a People Plan account.
What each employee document contains
People Plan generates severance documents for attorney review — it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Severance requirements vary by state and by employee circumstances. Always have qualified employment counsel review severance agreements before distribution.
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